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Alabama Birth Parent Contact Preference and Medical History Forms (ADPH-HS-86; ADPH-HS-87)

Official state formAdoptionForm ADPH-HS-86; ADPH-HS-87Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026

Lets a birth parent of a child born in Alabama and later adopted place a contact preference and family medical history in the child's sealed file. It is mailed to the state vital records office in Montgomery.

Who can use this form

  • The birth mother or birth father of an adopted child born in Alabama.
  • The parent can state a wish to be contacted, to be contacted through an intermediary, or not to be contacted.
  • The form is given only to the child, if the child requests a copy of the original birth certificate.

What to send with it

  • The completed and signed request (HS-86).
  • The completed Contact Preference and Medical History Form (HS-87).
  • The child's exact date of birth, the exact city or county of birth, and the mother's name exactly as it appears on the original birth certificate.
  • The $25 search fee. The form says to make checks payable to "Alabama Vital Records".
  • The form prints the Adoptions Section address shown here. The office's web page addresses mail to the Center for Health Statistics, Attn: Adoptions, at the same P.O. Box.

Where to send it

Mail to
Vital Records - Adoptions Section P.O. Box 5625 Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5625
State fee
$25 non-refundable search fee. This form (Rev. 10/2009) says to make checks payable to "Alabama Vital Records"; the office's other forms and pages name "Center for Health Statistics" as the payee.
Typical processing
Not provided
Form revision
Rev. 10/2009
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